dissabte, 14 de desembre de 2013

[ENG] I don't know about you, but my house is filled with mason jars amongst other things, and I've always solved the problem of "what do I do with these" with my mum and her jams. The thing is that she has a lot of them and doesn't really want them anymore and it breaks my heart to think I cannot do anything with them. Sad, isn't it?

Well, recently I discoverd Linda's blog Mason Jar Crafts Love, and as you might imagine is everything (everything!!!) related to mason jars and DIY. Crazy. And I saw this tutorial and I think is a great way to reuse the mason jars and a great gift for christmas.

dimarts, 10 de desembre de 2013

[ENG] A long time since my last Pleased to Meet You, so today I bring you this absolutely fabulous swedish illustator influenced by the design of the 50's and 60's, Ingela P. Arrhenius. I absolutely adore her work and everything she does.

My interest on her started when I saw her crazy animal matrioskas but later I discovered her plates, prints, postcards (I have one as a birthday postcard, lucky me!), 2D-puzzles, infant books...everything.

I WANT EVERYTHING!!

So I'd better start saving some money because I really want to have some of her work home. And if you want it too, you can find it at OMM Design or at Lagom Design.

dissabte, 7 de desembre de 2013

[ENG] I was thinking about the Christmas presents a while ago and I decided I wanted to crochet a famous tv character here in Catalunya, Mic. The thing is that I thought I would find a pattern on the internet but...oh, horror, I couldn't find any. After a while I checked again...and nothing. So finally I decided to design my very first amigurumi pattern, thinking it wouldn't be that hard...well, it wasn't that hard but it took my quite a lot of time, specially to write the pattern down and to find the perfect dimentions. And I feel happy and proud of myself and I've decided to share my pattern with you (under a Creative Commons License; please see terms here).If you ever try to do it will you please, please, please, mention me as the designer (wow, how I like the sound of it)? Thank you!And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!

dijous, 21 de novembre de 2013

[ENG] Today, while reading the newspaper, this wonderful pictures where part of them...Let me introduce you to Theo and Beau, a lovely puppy and a gorgeous baby that have this amazing naps together. After realizing the connection between them, the mum started to take pictures of both of them while having the nap.

dissabte, 16 de novembre de 2013

[ENG] I guess its about time we start thinking about christmas, isn't it?Last year I decided to do some crocheted christmas lights and this year I've just found the right thing to crochet, very easy and really nice.The plan is to crochet some angels thanks to this free pattern found on Raverly. You can put them on your tree, as part of some Christmas decoration or to give a final touch at your presents.It's a good plan...Nice and easy.

dissabte, 19 d’octubre de 2013

[ENG] I've been seeing this type of necklaces during the summer but I never bought one because I thought it shouldn't be that difficult to make, and I was right, although it takes quite a lot of time to make it. I did some research on the internet and I found a video explaining how to do it here and a post here.You will need:

5 metres of rope

Metal clasps for necklaces

Superglue

Pins

Printed A4 pattern

Porexpan

Step 1. Cut two strips of 2,5 meters; fix the pattern to the porexpan using some cellotape.

Step 2. The two lines from the patterns should be done separately. Pick one and put your cord there (pay attention on how the cord goes (over or under) following the pattern and holding it with pins.

Step 3. One you finish one cord (check it is ok), you may start with the other one. Take you time....

Step 4. Remove all pins.

Step 5. Strech the cord from its ends and the centre until strengthened enough.

Step 6. Cut the cord to the size you need and glue the metal clasps at the ends.

dissabte, 12 d’octubre de 2013

[ENG] It's been a looooong time since the last Pleased to Meet You but today I bring you something I

discovered a long ago but as you see, I'm a little busy lately and I'm not posting that much...She is Kate Davies from Scotland and knits lovely stuff and the best is that you can buy her patterns is you are interested....

She describes herself as a person who enjoys designing knitwear (yes, she does!). Lucky us!

I really want to improve my knitting skills, because I'm in love with almost all her patterns.

diumenge, 6 d’octubre de 2013

[ENG] You don't know what to do with those bits of paper you have left around the house but you are sure you don't want to throw them away?Then there is a solution for that, and I just found it at Homework blog...a nice paper maché confetti bowl.To make a confetti bowl, you'll need:

Paper scraps

1 circle punch

paper maché paste (just wait, I'll explain the recipe now)

varnish

To prepare the paper maché paste:

combine 0.5 cup flour and 2 cups cold water in a bowl.

Boil 2 cups of water in a sauce pan and add the flour and cold water mixture. Bring to boil again.

Remove from heat and add 3 tablespoons of sugar.

Let cool. The paste will thicken as it cools.

Once the paste is cool enough to work with, start adding your paper, you can use a round vase covered with plastic wrap to have the shape. Use a brush or even your fingers, it's cool!!!

Keep covering until happy with the shape. Once the paper maché is dry (several hours), carefully remove it from the form by gently peeling the plastic wrap away from the form.